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Originally Posted by Demimonde
LS, suicidal ideation is a medical condition that is often terminal. I dislike using "choice" in connection with it. That is comparable to discussing the "choice" in addiction or other compulsive disorders.
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I assume you mean my sentence
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But he chose to go out in a spectacle. People like that will often choose to take others with them.
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So you feel he was compelled to commit suicide by self immolation in front of the courthouse, rather than use some other method? You don't think he made a choice, at least in the method/setting? You don't think that his manifesto, including spelling out his motives and intentions, indicate some level of agency and choice?
I agree that he was mentally ill, but I don't believe mental illness always prevents people from making choices nor do I believe it absolves them of any and all actions.
He was functional enough to dress himself, travel from A to B, stand trial etc...he wasn't completely delusional, catatonic, or unable to control his body.